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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Purposedifferent
Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-3 h1-3 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch2-102-82-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesPESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic QuestionsGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
StrategyMarketAnalysis
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
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